December, 1947
Inspection Dept.
By KENNETH McDARIS
Everyone in Inspection had a
Thanksgiving. Those who
*>rked were liberal in their
faise of the turkey dinner the
oiripany furnished. We are look-
ji. ^°^ward with a great deal of
ucipation to the Christmas holi-
and parties.
Many of the fellows have taken
® ^ t a g e of the “hog-killing”
ather.” A partial list of those
i., ® are eating fresh pork in-
tn, Ralph Brown, who killed
hogs weighing 275 lbs. each;
300 1 killed one weighing
Ij., ^bs., and has another one to
i.:i, .^ater; Lawrence Whitmire
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OFFICE BITS
killed
Sell vveighing 500 lbs; Rus
Mason’s weighed 400 lbs; Or
‘ f Long’s 300 lbs.; Clyde Crow-
lbs; and Earl Garren’s
Glover is recovering
an appendectomy.
served on the
'°urt
to Mr. and Mrs. James P.
3rd n son, Rich-
J'^cil, on November 25.
H^^rell and Miss Velma
„ yn Toney were married No-
‘’enib
'er 9 in Clayton, Ga. They
home at Hendersonville
ai, xaeilUtJl’bUHVIllt;
HU.® h^ve our congrat-
*ons and best wishes!
Sharp has transferred to
Crai^'lter Plant. Lots of luck
f’l
aboj°/^ Hensley is doing something
tie heavyweight boxing ti-
is training his seventeen
In old son, Steve, to that end.
(ongw® than a year, Steve has
“flco times, losing only
; • He won seven, the other
draw.
into®,,'Welcome ^^obert ChappeU
the Inspection department.
liis
Clifford McCall spent part of
- apeiiL pan oi
3 dn squirrel hunting. With
Sqi).-? ^ 22 rifle he killed 14
J'^rels.
Ledbetter has caught over
Can .possums this season. He
snt eleven in one night.
Wied*^ .department is well sup-
"’ith hunting dogs. Victor
\ ^eads the list with 12,
puppies. Jim
(ive and Paul Ledbetter have
Ray Byrd has four. Jim
>tid n,’ ^®wis Roberts, Roy Head
each ‘^^once Glover have three
5tid ’ Norton, Karl Wright,
Nicholson have two
‘Gordon Whitmire, Ralph
%ti ’ Nicholson, Holland
% Russell Mason have onlv
*fip Norton made a hurried
'laj-j Harlan, Ky., during his
'’is Brotherton spent part of
visiting his sister
^•’svilie.
'ation ” Fullbright spent her va-
in Savannah, Ga.
Case visited relatives in
'^^*1011 while on her va-
Hensley will spend Christ-
■itj, her vacation in Oklahoma
taking vacations this
O are; Earl Hall, Ralph Wal-
Jci)’ Walter Hutchins, Kenneth
George Love, De Leon
Hubert Batson, Ernest
,'^^”’ond Hall, James Mc-
Roy Head, Jammes Karl
\v t. Herman W. Garland,
\ N. McCormick, Ben Bish-
te], ^s Blanton, Wanda Nelson,
|,lk ^ay and Edith Stiles.
\ j^Pe the jolly old fellow with
white beard leaves each
a well-filled stocking.
By HOWARD SCHMIDT
Well, it looks like old Dan
Cupid has been at work again in
our office. Betty Aycock is sport
ing a new diamond ring. The
lucky fellow is George “Perk”
Perkins who is affiliated with the
Brevard Laundry and Coal Co.
Lots of luck to you, Betty, and
we know you’ll pull the right
strings when a feller needs a
clean shirt or a ton of coal in a
hurry.
Virginia Taylor Pickelsimer re
turned from a honeymoon in New
York and reports a wonderful
time sightseeing, visiting night
clubs, and seeing celebrities.
Mr. and Mrs. George Huskamp
took a quick trip to New York
to attend the wedding of their
daughter, Virginia.
Bob Maney came in the other
day after having a narrow escape
in an automobile accident on
November 30th. Bob suffered a
broken nose and bruises on his
face. We are sure glad that it
wasn’t any more serious, Bob.
Mr. Frank Marder returned
from Florida, where he spent his
vacation. In addition to having a
good time, he acquired a deep
tan indicating that a majority of
his time was spent on the beach.
There are several taking their
vacation this month. Dave Marder
is planning a trip to New York
City. Harry Dreyer and family
will visit their folks in Scars
dale, N. Y., and Mr. Barker is
planning a quick trip to Holly
wood to see his family. Carl
Stephens is taking several days
of his vacation.
Jim Curwen took the final
week of his vacation and spent
it at home insulating his home
in preparation for winter.
The stork stopped at the Bill
Millners’ and left another boy
The new arrival was given the
lame of George Harris and when
last interviewed was fussing about
some details in the Fine Paper
Cost figures.
If anyone is in the market for
a new Oil Filter for their car,
see Larry Bryant who is pushing
a new type filter which he swears
by.
Marse Grant has earned the
nickname of “Deadeye Grant”
due to the way he has been get
ting those hard spares in the
bowling league. He has turned out
to be a dependable member of the
“B” team after his “backward”
start.
Jack Morgan recently designed
an attractive letterhead for the
local Jaycees which has brought
olenty of favorable comment.
The Christmas season is upon
us and I know everyone with chi-
dren is being besieged by re
quests for dolls, trains, etc. We
are all looking forward to the
Christmas parties at the Cafeteria
and to the holiday season.
Folks who live in Asheville tell
me that they plan on celebrating
December 15th as Independence
day.
Well, “Merry Christmas to All”.
Know Your Reporters
Thelma Glazener of Chem
Lab has been with us several
years as a member of the
Echo staff, doing a clever and
original job of reporting the ac
tivities of her department. Her
Christmas column in this Echo
is typical of the well-written
columns that emerge from her
pen each month.
Below is Mrs. Eula Gray
Landreth of Autobound, anoth
er dependable contributor to
the departmental news columns
of The Echo. Eula has been
rather busy of late with matri
monial matters and we wish her
Kiuch happiness and prosperity
as she and her husband estab
lish their home.
I
THELMA GLAZENER
EULA GRAY LANDRETH
Finishing Touches
(Shift B)
Please get copy in
early, if possible.
NOTICE TO ALL
dept, REPORTERS
Deadline For
Jan. Issue Is
Monday, Jan. 19
By BETTY ANN ORR And
MILDRED ALLISON
Everyone seems to have en
joyed a very nice Thanksgiving
and we hope everyone had plen
ty of turkey.
Around Christmas time, we al
ways have several new brides. To
lead our list this year, we have
two of our employees, Frances
McCall and Johnny Hill. They
were married on October 24th in
Greenville, S. C. Congratulations
and the best of luck to a fine
couple.
Our deepest sympathy goes to
Myrtle Smith, Luther Shipman,
and George Bryson who have had
recent bereavements.
Josephine McGaha is wearing
a beautiful diamond and from all
reports Santa is going to bring
her a husband and a wedding
band to go with it.
We welcome Margaret Hill to
our department.
Roanell Stepp enjoyed a nice
vacation visiting relatives in
Homestead, Fla.
Frances and Cecil Smith spent
a two weeks’ vacation visiting in
teresting places in Canada and
New York.
Others taking vacations this
month were Gladys O’Dell, Velma
Lackey, Estell and D. S. Orr,
George Barton, and Homer Orr.
Everyone is still admiring our
new caps. We’re sure that the
girls who don’t wear one wish
they could.
Sorry to lose Bobbie Cagle
and Betty Rahn. Bobbie has gone
to be with her husband in Kala
mazoo, Mich.
We wish everyone a very Mer
ry Christmas and hope Santa
brings each one what they de
sire most. A big snow will make
it truly a WHITE CHRISTMAS! ly.
Eave Droplets From
The Water Dept.
By ANDREW HARRELL
Christmas is all but here now
and with it comes the spirit of
giving and the last minute hustle
and bustle to see that everyone
has been remembered from baby’s
rattler to grandma’s old com
forters.
We wish to take this opportuni
ty to welcome our new addition
to the Filter Plant personnel,
Craig Sharpe, formerly of the In
spection department. A hearty
welcome, Craig, and we hope you
like it with us.
Fritz Waldrop has just return
ed from a nice vacation with a
gleam in his eye and a song in
his heart. All agree it was well
earned after the many graveyard
shifts he worked while the rest
were doing some of the same.
Ye old writer intends to do
some of the same in vacationing
during Christmas week, and don’t
say I didn’t warn you well in ad
vance, if I should forget to come
back until after the New Year’s
holiday just blame it on the
Christmas spirit—s.
Fred Floyd still believes ardent
ly in Santa Claus, but he has one
big grouch—his wife makes him
foot the bill. Boy, you’ll have to
cut the daily menu to 20c per un^
til Easter.
Until after the holidays, a very
Merry Christmas and happy New
Year to everyone. I hope Santa
will be real good to you!
MEMORY GEMS
BE BRIEF . . . politely.
BE AGGRESSIVE . . . tactfully.
BE EMPHATIC . . . pleasantly.
BE RIGHT . . . graciously.
BE POSITIVE . . . diplomatical-